My impression is there are a segment of technically-minded backend engineers who look down on frontend work - who cares what the damn thing looks like as long as it works?
I think the truth is, most engineers just aren't comfortable with A) working with stakeholders and translating requirements to specs, aka soft skills, B) any sort of design (which is actually hard!) or C) learning the HTML/CSS/JS ecosystem. Also, I found learning how to write frontend applications to be just as challenging as writing CRUD apps.
I think the truth is, most engineers just aren't comfortable with A) working with stakeholders and translating requirements to specs, aka soft skills, B) any sort of design (which is actually hard!) or C) learning the HTML/CSS/JS ecosystem. Also, I found learning how to write frontend applications to be just as challenging as writing CRUD apps.